And then there were three.
Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday the finalists of the year-end awards, including Volkswagen MVP, which is down to the Montreal Impact's Marco Di Vaio, the LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane, and the Chicago Fire's Mike Magee.
The finalists were determined by the polling of three voting groups: players, clubs (coaches, technical directors, etc.), and media.
2013 Major League Soccer Awards Finalists
(Listed in alphabetical order by last name within each award category)
AT&T Rookie of the Year Finalists
- Deshorn Brown (Colorado Rapids)
- Dillon Powers (Colorado Rapids)
- DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
Xbox Individual Fair Play Finalists
- Jalil Anibaba (Chicago Fire)
- Nat Borchers (Real Salt Lake)
- Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers)
Selected by MLS based on objective criteria such as fouls committed, cards received, games & minutes played, as well as subjective evaluation of sportsmanlike behavior.
Xbox Team Fair Play Finalists
- Houston Dynamo
- LA Galaxy
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Selected by MLS based on objective criteria such as fewest fouls committed, cards received, and on subjective evaluation of sportsmanlike behavior.
Defender of the Year Finalists
- Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
- Jose Goncalves (New England Revolution)
- Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy)
MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year Finalists
- Jeb Brovsky (Montreal Impact)
- Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United)
- Matt Reis (New England Revolution)
Referee of the Year Finalists
- Ismail Elfath
- Hilario Grajeda
- Baldomero Toledo
Assistant Referee of the Year Finalists
- Frank Anderson
- Bill Dittmar
- Kermit Quisenberry
Coach of the Year Finalists
- Jason Kreis (Real Salt Lake)
- Mike Petke (New York Red Bulls)
- Caleb Porter (Portland Timbers)
Comeback Player of the Year Finalists
- Kevin Alston (New England Revolution)
- Conor Casey (Philadelphia Union)
- Lamar Neagle (Seattle Sounders FC)
Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year Finalists
- Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City)
- Donovan Ricketts (Portland Timbers)
- Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
Newcomer of the Year Finalists
- Jose Goncalves (New England Revolution)
- Nigel Reo-Coker (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
- Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
Volkswagen Most Valuable Player Finalists
- Marco Di Vaio (Montreal Impact)
- Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
- Mike Magee (Chicago Fire)
Awards Announcements Schedule:
* Schedule subject to change
- November 25: AT&T Rookie of the Year, Xbox Fair Play Individual & Team of the Year
- November 26: MLS Defender of the Year, MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year, and Referee/Assistant Referee of the Year
- December 2: MLS Coach of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year
- December 3: 2013 MLS Best XI
- December 4: Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year and Newcomer of the Year
- December 5: AT&T Goal of the Year, MLS Save of the Year and Volkswagen MLS MVP
